King returned to her alma mater in 2012 to lead the cheerleading
squad. She was then selected as the first acrobatics and tumbling
coach at King in the 2013.

Amber King '08 (formerly Morrell) brings a combined 15 years of
cheer experience and began excelling during her days as a member of
the Cheer team at King. Most recently, she served as head cheer
coach at Newberry College (SC) where she began in July 2011. There
King choreographed competition routines for CANAM and CCA National
events while producing multiple fundraising activities for the
team. In addition to competing at a national level, her squad
performed at all Newberry football and basketball games. She also
produced promotional video and photos for the Wolves Cheerleading
website.

King has served as a cheerleading coach with a variety of
organizations in the youth and collegiate levels while earned
multiple distinguished honors. This year, she was named among the
Top-25 Coaches in America by the Christian Cheerleaders of America
(CCA) after a trio of spectacular finishes in competition. King led
her team to a First Runner-up honor at the CANAM Nationals, a
National Championship in the All-Girl CCA Nationals, and was
crowned Grand Champion as the best overall college team at the 2012
CCA Nationals. Her squad was also selected to be featured in the
October/November 2011 edition of The Cheerleader Magazine in which
the team was highlighted in a two-page spread and senior captain
Mallory Tomes was spotlighted among cheerers from NCAA Division I
schools North Carolina State University, Louisiana State
University, and Mississippi State University.

Amber
KingHead Acro & Tumbling Coach

King is the founder and creator of Tumbling Cheer at Celebration
Church, an organization educating youth interested in cheerleading,
in 2009. The group currently services 45 members and has grown
considerably in just its third year of existence.

From 2005 to 2008, King was an instructor for the Universal
Cheerleaders Association where she was a part of over 52 camps that
hosted over 1,000 cheerleaders. At that time, she also began
serving as a Spirit Event Coordinator judge which she remains
active in.

Prior to her time at Newberry, King worked as an Undergraduate
Admissions Representative and Student Support Specialist at King
College for one year, beginning in July 2010.

"I am thrilled to have Amber as our full time cheerleading
coach," said athletic director David Hicks. "The elevation of this
position to full time status, along with Amber's extensive
experience, record of success, and familiarity with King will be a
tremendous benefit for our student athletes and King
Athletics."

She began her time at King College as a student in 2004 where
she studied Sport Management and was a member and coach of the
cheer team. King was a part of the College's first cheer team,
established in 2004, and captained the squad for three years.
Following her graduation, she served as assistant coach to the Lady
Tornado in 2008 and was a major contributor in readying the team
for their first official competition in which they placed second
overall.

"I have developed great sentimental meaning for this program at
King (College)," said King. "Coaching goes beyond teaching skills
and it's my passion to mentor these young athletes and help them be
able to change lives themselves. I want to set them up for success
on and off the mat. I was called to coaching at 19 years old and
God gave me that vision while standing on the track in the Student
Center, so returning to my Alma Mater is very exciting and I am
just honored to be a part of it.

King '08 holds a Bachelor of Business in sport management with a
minor in coaching from King College. She recently completed her
master's degree in coaching education from Ohio University in
Athens, Ohio. She is a Bluff City, Tenn. native where she attended
Sullivan East High School (Bristol, Tenn.).

"I plan to grow this program into a nationally-recognized team,
enter more competitions, be involved in the community and
institution, take mission trips, and more importantly establish a
faith-based team," continued King. "I have a vision for this
program to consist of coed, all-girl, mascot and competitive teams
that become the face of the college in many ways, support all
intercollegiate teams and are heavily involved in campus activities
and events. I am excited to be a part of taking this program to the
next level!"

Amber and her husband, Greg, were married May 19, 2012, and and
currently reside in Johnson City, Tenn., with their son, Jack
(4).